Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-01
GENERAL REMARKS.


There was appropriated to the Managers Of the Tus,
created October 9th 1873. for the 1856 the
OF 90 being one b per Sem, Of the net in
the shareholders 1t will be by the report of the
Deeember y sist. 1856 the sum Of ssd r4s
which with the income therefrom has been invested
an Interest Of $50 per cent upon the investment
The statement of the insurance fund shows assets
being an increase over the previous year d
The policy heretofore pursued by your Company OF
adding to and improving the property of your main
of branch and auxiliary railroads. has been CONTINUED
to about the same extent as il the previous and
the development Of new territory not only has any
ut By
The principal exgenditu5es upon your Main Line
r at onas and the pureSase M
locomotives. passenger freight and floating equip
ment These suns it viii he seen amount in the
The expenditures upon the branch and auxiliary
On the Connecting Railway, for additional third and
fourth tracks and sidings on the Tyrone and Clear
Southwest Railway, for the extension Of
sSSsnis aToad for Sn the e alignment and
grades in pursuance OF the policy OF adapting this
tSeen e points wes. Of PtsbaT' and the ALCHEMY
Mountains. The expenditures this account have
this road have enabled yield returns on
BY TIE merser OF the Pottsville and Mahanoy Rail.
road into the Schuylki Valley Railroad
Valley Railroad New Boston, eleven miles north Of
pttsyllle and opened traffic point on
the 18th November but too late to for this
line during the past season. any portion coal
nent was made with the Lehigh Valley Railroad Com
pany by which IL undertook To construct the line
ton aud ikesbarre hallway at Tonhicken. distance
of twenty six miles, AID under which the Pennsylya-
mia Schuykjl Valley Eailroad Company secures satis-
factory trackae facilities that link, avoids
the necessity Of building additional through,
this territory.
The NescoIec Railroad. twelve miles in length i,
W;lkesbarTe Railroad 10 the North and West Branch
Railway This road WILL in connection with the
arrangements previously indicated with the Lehgll
throash Inc froln fhlsdeiphia via the schuyiEili
Valley, through the Schuylkll and Lehigh coal re.
ons. 70 the anthracite coal interests in the susque
The kensington and Tacony Railroad il being con.
sructed for the purpose Of giving the manufacturing
Philadelphia direct rail connection with your lines
The Long Beach Railroad, extending from the Tuck
efton Railroad to Barnegat and Beach Haven, the
port. completed and opened for trance In July
During the past year the West Virginia Central and
struction Of the Piedmont and Cumberland Hallway,
tventyeight Jules IN Length, 70 connect that COM
giving to your system direct connection with the
roads extending into West Virginia, via Cumberland
and Piedmont, IRON which 1t II hoped considerable
For the purpose OF removing the dangers sttendan,
upon the numerous street crossings OF road IN
approaching its Jersey City terminus your Company
ingness IL the necessary permission be gyen TO ele-
yate their tracks at that point This will involve :
large expenditure. probably xggreSating $1,000
station; but il is believed that the sdvaStsees to thai
city, together with the safety secured to your Com
pany in the movement Of trains. VIII warrant this